US EditionFrance is ditching Zoom and Microsoft Teams for a homegrown video platform
France aims to ensure digital sovereignty by replacing US platforms with Visio by 2027, potentially saving €1 million yearly per 100,000 users in licensing fees, officials said.
- On January 26, 2026, France's minister for the civil service and state reform, David Amiel, is expected to order all government departments to stop using Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Meet and adopt Visio, part of the Suite Numérique ecosystem.
- France has long signalled its preference for homegrown vendors and last summer ordered civil servants off WhatsApp and Telegram in favour of Tchap amid rising geopolitical tensions and digital sovereignty concerns.
- The government says Visio will be used in all departments by 2027, with Pyannote supplying AI tools and potential licensing savings of up to €1m per 100,000 users, officials say.
- Gaia‑X was formed in 2020 to align with the EU's digital strategy, backed by European governments notably Germany and France to safeguard data and infrastructure.
- Amiel frames the change as a bid to end reliance on non‑European solutions and guarantee security in public electronic communications within broader European digital‑sovereignty initiatives.
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The change is driven by France's goal to reduce dependence on foreign, especially American, software companies.
The government wants officials to switch instead to the French platform Visio.
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France moves government departments off Zoom, MS Teams onto homegrown Visio
As geopolitical tensions abound, France is going all in on its strategy to stop using foreign software vendors, announcing plans to move departments to homegrown Visio. Read more: France moves government departments off Zoom, MS Teams onto homegrown Visio
The French government will replace the American platforms Microsoft Teams and Zoom with its own domestic video conferencing platform, which will be deployed in all government departments by 2027, said Monday in Paris. Euronews reported that the move is part of the French strategy to end dependence on foreign software providers, especially from the US, and to regain control over critical digital infrastructures.
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